What is the role of frameworks in automated testing?

Frameworks in automated testing serve several key roles:

• Standardization of the testing process: provide a unified approach to writing, executing, and reporting tests.
• Code reuse: offer ready-made libraries and utilities for interacting with the application, speeding up test development.
• Management of test data and environment: help organize data preparation and cleanup, environment setup.
• Integration with CI/CD: facilitate automatic test execution during build and deployment.
• Reporting and logging: automatically collect test results and generate reports for analysis.

For example, in Java, Selenium WebDriver is often used for UI testing along with JUnit or TestNG, which allows structuring tests and managing their execution.